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Dear fellow listers-one more addition to my summary-Sebastian Hergott sent
me wonderful info, as follows (it's a long article, but I found it
enlightening; it will probably be of interest to all DH'ers and their
families). Sorry it's so long, but i thought it relevant. Many thanks,
Sebastian! And many thanks to everyone who has shared their stories with
me. I guess "Gluten Free will be the Life For me!"-Marne in NJ

>See the article, "Celiac in the 90s" by Dr. Joseph Murray, in _The
>Sprue-nik Press_, Eighteenth Edition, March 1995
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>Dr. Ivor D. Hill
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>Celiac disease is a permanent (lifelong) condition which affects genetically
>predisposed individuals who are exposed to gluten and related products from
>rye, barley and oats. Once the diagnosis has been confirmed there is
>absolutely no indication for periodically undertaking a gluten challenge. It
>is well known that patients with celiac disease who start ingesting gluten
>again after having been on a gluten free diet may go for years without
>apparently having any symptoms. Despite this there will be ongoing
>histological damage to the intestines. It was this apparent prolonged
>symptom free state that led doctors in the past to believe that people could
>"grow out" out of the condition. This is no longer accepted as correct.
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>Dr. Ivor Dennis Hill left the University of Baltimore and is now in North
>Carolina. He is the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and
>Nutrition, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem. His new phone
>number is (910) 716 4431. As such he will be very involved in all aspects of
>Clinical Pediatric Gastroenterology. Dr. Hill has every intention of
>continuing his work with celiac disease and sees this as an opportunity to
>open another center of interest. Colleagues at Duke and Chapel Hill are keen
>to join Dr. Hill in a Pediatric Gastroenterology Group.
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